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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Sevenoaks District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
761 approved · 113 refused · 17 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Jan 2020 to 25 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Sevenoaks District Council — Article 4 Direction · checked 14 Sept 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0. Sevenoaks District Council
Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Troutbeck 90 High Street Otford Kent TN14 5PH
Received 14 Apr 2026Rashleigh High Street Brasted Kent TN16 1JA
Received 15 Apr 2026Wetton Cleaning Services Ltd Estate House 2 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1XR
Received 15 Apr 2026Wetton Cleaning Services Ltd Estate House 2 Pembroke Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1XR
Received 15 Apr 2026Land At Station Road Edenbridge Kent
Received 15 Apr 2026Windy Cot The Grove West Kingsdown Kent TN15 6JJ
Received 15 Apr 2026Haley Shaw Church Road Hartley Kent DA3 8DY
Received 15 Apr 2026Youens Manor Farm High Street Farningham Kent DA4 0DH
Received 15 Apr 2026Uplands Chart Lane Brasted Kent TN16 1LU
Received 15 Apr 202622 Bessels Way Bessels Green Kent TN13 2QQ
Received 15 Apr 2026Kibbles Green Toys Hill Brasted Kent TN8 6NU
Received 15 Apr 2026Kibbles Green Toys Hill Brasted Kent TN8 6NU
Received 15 Apr 2026Chevening House Chevening Road Chevening Kent TN14 6HG
Received 16 Apr 2026Hodsoll House Greenfields Hodsoll Street Kent TN15 7LE
Received 16 Apr 2026Church End Ash Road Ash Kent TN15 7HJ
Received 16 Apr 2026Karibu 48A The Drive Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3AF
Received 16 Apr 2026Davis Garage Site Golding Road Sevenoaks KENT TN13 3QW
Received 16 Apr 2026Highstead 3 Wellmeade Drive Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1QA
Received 16 Apr 2026The Ivys Gorsewood Road Hartley Kent DA3 7DE
Received 16 Apr 20263 Great Till Close Otford Kent TN14 5LQ
Received 16 Apr 2026Blossoms Mead Road Edenbridge Kent TN8 5DD
Received 16 Apr 2026Maple Shaw 7 Oakfields Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1NJ
Received 16 Apr 202615 Russett Way Swanley Kent BR8 7TR
Received 16 Apr 20263 Old Barn Close Kemsing Kent TN15 6RZ
Received 16 Apr 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Sevenoaks District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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